Australasian Pharmacy is the pre-eminent pharmacy industry media provider in the Australia/NZ region.
Our aim is to produce and share content that promotes the values and aims of community pharmacy and how patients benefit from them.
Our wide reach to industry, stakeholders, and federal, state and territory governments sees our content reach far and wide.
We are proud to work with our network of partners to promote our values.
We look forward to bringing you content from all major Guild events and conferences in both countries – recorded live and streamed online.
Stay tuned for more!
Flu Season 2024
15 April 2024
There have been more than 30,000 cases of the flu up to April.
After such a severe start to the year, what can we as pharmacists do to encourage a greater uptake of flu vaccinations?
Pharmacy Guild Victorian Branch President Anthony Tassone explains.
APP 2024
What does the future hold for community pharmacy in Australia?
22 April 2024
Alistair Grenfell from IQVIA tells Australasian Pharmacy what the global trends are in pharmacy and where Australia sits in the world.
This is must see pharmacy TV!
Expanding pharmacy scope of practice
3 April 2024
Pharmacist Therese Lambert is front and centre in the Queensland scope of practice pilot.
She’s worked on the academic side of preparing our new generation of pharmacists to work to their full scope.
Watch Therese give an update to Australasian Pharmacy on the scope pilot.
AFT Pharmaceuticals - Working to improve your health
3 April 2024
AFT Pharmaceuticals has a simple vision and that is to develop innovative products to improve our health and wellbeing.
AFT’s General Manager of promoted products Scott Crawford tells us more on Australasian Pharmacy.
Meeting Des Bailey
3 April 2024
Des Bailey, the President of the Pharmacy Guild New Zealand talks to Australasian Pharmacy about the latest pharmacy news across the Tasman.
Rise of the health-preneur
3 April 2024
Zamil Solanki is not just a pharmacist, he’s a health-preneur.
What’s a health-preneur?
Zamil talks to Australasian Pharmacy to explain.
iNova – Innovation to help community pharmacy
27 March 2024
iNova pharmaceuticals is the name behind some of our best known pharmacy products such as Demazin, Difflam and Duro-Tuss.
Chris Sadler is Sales and Marketing Director at iNova and here he tells Australasian Pharmacy how the pharmaceutical company is using innovation to help community pharmacy and its patients.
What is CommBank Health?
25 March 2024
Which bank is offering banking and digital solutions for the healthcare sector?
It’s CommBank of course through its arm CommBank Health.
CommBank Health National Senior Associate, Ben Massey talks to Australasian Pharmacy to explain what CommBank Health does and how you can benefit.
Training future pharmacists
25 March 2024
Professor Andrew McLachlan AM is a pharmacist, academic and researcher with experience in clinical pharmacology and the quality use of medicines.
He is also the Head of School and Dean at the Sydney Pharmacy School at The University of Sydney.
He talks to Australasian Pharmacy about our future pharmacists.
Worried about retail leasing?
25 March 2024
You don’t have to with Lease1, which has been endorsed by Gold Cross since 2009.
Founder and Director of Lease1, Phil Chapman explains to Australasian Pharmacy how Lease1 can help you navigate leasing by taking the pain out of research, site sourcing and the negotiations.
Talking Webster-paks
19 March 2024
Have you ever thought of how many Australians rely on their Webster-paks each day to manage their medication?
Gerard Stevens AM is Founder and Managing Director of Webstercare which makes Webster-paks and he has the answer.
The number will surprise you.
How 'Placement Poverty' affects pharmacy students
16 March 2024
Bano Serhan and Sebastian Harper join us from the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA). NAPSA represents the interests of all pharmacy students in the 18 pharmacy schools located around Australia and Bano and Sebastian are NAPSA’s president and treasurer respectively.
‘Placement poverty’ – a hot topic on the news recently – has affected pharmacy students too, Bano and Sebastian explain how.
The Future of Pharmacy
16 March 2024
Terry White Chemmart Chief Pharmacist Brenton Hart talks to Australasian Pharmacy about why community pharmacists and their patients should be looking forward to the future of pharmacy.
He also talks about this year’s looming flu season and what pharmacists should do to prepare for it.
Pharmacists' Support Service
16 March 2024
We all know the last few years have been tough on pharmacists. Kay Dunkley, Executive Officer at Pharmacists’ Support Service, joins us to speak about an exciting new offering for pharmacists.
Shannon Fentiman makes QLD Scope of Practice announcement
15 March 2024
Shannon Fentiman is the Queensland Minister for Health, Mental Health, Ambulance Services and Minister for Women.
Watch as she makes a special announcement at APP 2024 regarding women’s healthcare and discusses the upcoming Queensland state election.
MIMS / Pharmacy Guild Intern of the Year
15 March 2024
Christian Portelli is the 2023 Guild Intern of the Year and he’s here to tell us his story including how he got into pharmacy and the most valuable lessons he’s learned along the way.
Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Winner
15 March 2024
Colby Diek is the 2023 Pharmacy Guild/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year.
Colby speaks to Australasian Pharmacy about the important role of pharmacy assistants and how that role has been changing and growing.
She also provides some advice for anyone considering a career as a pharmacy assistant.
Peter Dutton talks 8CPA
15 March 2024
Hear from the Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Peter Dutton MP about his response to the news of a breakthrough on negotiations for an 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement.
Mr Dutton also shares his views about how important it is for Governments to work hand in hand with community pharmacy and how this can enable pharmacists to do more for Australian patients.
GPY2024 - Excellence in Community Engagement Winner
14 March 2024
What does it take to win the Community Engagement award as part of the 2024 Guild Pharmacy of Year?
Community Engagement winners, Curtis and Margaret Rahnau from Amcal Pharmacy Emerton in Sydney tell us how their pharmacy was recognised for its remarkable work in their community.
GPY2024 - Excellence in Professional Innovation Winner
14 March 2024
Karen Carter from Narrabri Pharmacy tells us how it feels to have her community pharmacy named the winner of the Professional Innovation award as part of the 2024 Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award.
Narrabri Pharmacy was one of three pharmacies to be recognised at the awards ceremony at the 2024 APP Conference at the Gold Coast.
GPY2024 - Overall Winner
14 March 2024
Louise McLean and Stacey Fuller from Capital Chemist Southlands in the ACT are here to tell us how they feel after their pharmacy was crowned 2024 Guild Pharmacy of the Year.
Their pharmacy also took out the award for the Business Management category.
8CPA Response
14 March 2024
Watch Shadow Health Minister Senator Anne Ruston respond to the latest news on the 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA).
Senator Ruston addressed pharmacists at the 2024 APP conference at the Gold Coast.
We are now live!
14 March 2024
Hear from the National Presidents of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and New Zealand.
Professor Trent Twomey (Australia) and Des Bailey (New Zealand) discuss the exciting new launch of Australasian Pharmacy, the new communication channel bringing you all the news in community pharmacy from both Australian and New Zealand.